A total of 115 food baskets were distributed to six staff and members of local non -governmental organisations (NGOs) here.
The contribution was presented by Sandakan Member of Parliament, Vivian Wong Shir Yee to representatives of the NGOs including Sandakan Pink Ribbon, Sabah Society for the Deaf (Sandakan), Sandakan Ren Ai Counseling Association, Sandakan Kidney Patients Association, Sabah Cheshire Home Sandakan and BCCM Agape Centre.
Each food basket containing rice, vermicelli, noodles, flour, biscuits, instant noodles, tea and salt. She also said applications have closed as the number of applicants has exceeded 8,000. There was still a shortage of 500 sets of food baskets